Acting
Jack Palance
Born Feb 18, 1919 · Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA · Died Nov 10, 2006
Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor. Known for playing tough guys and villains, he was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, receiving nominations for his roles in Sudden Fear (1952) and Shane (1953) and winning almost 40 years later for his role in City Slickers (1991).
Born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Palance served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He went on to briefly attend Stanford University before pursuing a career in the theatre. He made his film acting debut in Panic in the Streets (1950). Following his roles in Sudden Fear and Shane, Palance starred as Count Dracula in the 1974 television film Bram Stoker's Dracula, and played crime lord Yves Perret in Tango & Cash (1989). He also served as the host of the ABC television series Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982–1986). In 2006, Palance died of natural causes at the home of his daughter Holly in Montecito, California.
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The Bardot mystery
2012
Documentary
Back When We Were Grownups
2004
TV Movie · Drama
Living with the Dead
2002
Science Fiction · Crime · Mystery
Living with the Dead
2002
Mystery · Drama
Prancer Returns
2001
Comedy · Family
The Omen Legacy
2001
Documentary
Night Visions
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
Drama · Family
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999
Documentary
Treasure Island
1999
Adventure · Family · Action
Ebenezer
1998
Drama · Fantasy · Western
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998
Adventure
I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
Monster Mania
1997
Documentary
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
Documentary · TV Movie
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995
Documentary
Buffalo Girls
1995
Western · TV Movie
The Swan Princess
1994
Family · Animation · Fantasy
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
Comedy · Western
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
Fantasy · Thriller · Mystery
Cops & Robbersons
1994
Comedy · Thriller · Crime
Cyborg 2
1993
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Legends of the West
1992
Documentary
Solar Crisis
1992
Science Fiction
When It Was a Game 2
1992
Documentary · History
Keep the Change
1992
Drama · Adventure · TV Movie
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991
Horror · Science Fiction
City Slickers
1991
Comedy · Western
Tango & Cash
1989
Action · Crime · Comedy
Batman
1989
Fantasy · Action · Crime
Outlaw of Gor
1988
Science Fiction · Action · Fantasy
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
Documentary · Music
Young Guns
1988
Western
Bagdad Cafe
1987
Comedy · Drama
Gor
1987
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
Documentary
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Documentary · Comedy
Alone in the Dark
1982
Horror · Thriller
The Helm of Destiny
1982
Documentary
Psychic Confession
1982
Documentary
Evil Stalks This House
1981
TV Movie · Horror · Thriller
Without Warning
1980
Horror · Science Fiction
Hawk the Slayer
1980
Fantasy · Adventure · Action
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
The Ivory Ape
1980
Action · Adventure · Drama
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
Western · Action · TV Movie
Cocaine Cowboys
1979
Drama · Crime
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Portrait of a Hitman
1979
Drama · Action
The Shape of Things to Come
1979
Science Fiction · Adventure
Angels' Brigade
1979
Action · Comedy
The One Man Jury
1978
Crime · Action
Unknown Powers
1978
Mystery · Documentary · Drama
National Geographic: The Volga
1977
Documentary
Welcome to Blood City
1977
Science Fiction · Western · Thriller
The Unknown Force
1977
Documentary
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
Documentary
Blood and Bullets
1976
Drama · Thriller
Rulers of the City
1976
Crime · Action
Black Cobra
1976
Drama · Thriller · Horror
The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976
Action · Crime · Drama
God's Gun
1976
Action · Western
Safari Express
1976
Comedy
The Sensuous Nurse
1975
Comedy
Rickles
1975
Comedy · TV Movie
Africa Express
1975
Action · Comedy · Adventure
The Four Deuces
1975
Comedy · Crime
Bronk
1975
Drama · Crime
The Great Adventure
1975
Adventure · Western
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
Western · Action · Drama
The Godchild
1974
Western · TV Movie
Dracula
1974
Drama · Horror · TV Movie
Craze
1974
Horror · Thriller
Oklahoma Crude
1973
Comedy · Drama · Western
Brothers Blue
1973
Western
Imagine
1972
Music · Documentary · TV Movie
Father Jackleg
1972
Action · Comedy · Western
Chato's Land
1972
Western
It Can Be Done Amigo
1972
Comedy · Western
The Horsemen
1971
Action · Adventure · Drama
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Comedy
Compañeros
1970
Western · Action
Monte Walsh
1970
Western
The McMasters
1970
Western · War
Battle of the Commandos
1969
Action · War
Che!
1969
Drama · Adventure
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
Drama · Horror
A Bullet for Rommel
1969
War
The Desperados
1969
Western · Action
The Mercenary
1968
Western · Comedy · Drama
Madigan's Millions
1968
Action · Comedy · Crime
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968
Drama · Crime
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
Thriller · TV Movie · Horror
Kill a Dragon
1967
Action · Crime · Drama
Torture Garden
1967
Horror
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
Documentary · TV Movie
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
Music · Fantasy · Adventure
The Professionals
1966
Western · Adventure · Action
Run for Your Life
1965
Drama
Once a Thief
1965
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Paparazzi
1964
Documentary
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Bardot et Godard
1964
Documentary
Contempt
1963
Drama · Romance
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Talk
Warriors Five
1962
Drama · War
Night Train to Milan
1962
Crime · Thriller
Barabbas
1961
History · Drama · Adventure
The Last Judgment
1961
Comedy
The Mongols
1961
Action · Adventure · Drama
Sword of the Conqueror
1961
History · Adventure
The Barbarians
1960
Adventure
Austerlitz
1960
Drama · History · War
Beyond All Limits
1959
Drama
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959
Drama · War · Action
The Man Inside
1958
Adventure · Crime · Thriller
House of Numbers
1957
Crime · Drama
The Death of Manolete
1957
Drama · TV Movie
The Lonely Man
1957
Western
The Last Tycoon
1957
Drama · TV Movie
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956
TV Movie · Drama
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Western · Drama
Playhouse 90
1956
Drama
Attack
1956
Drama · War
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
Crime · Thriller
The Big Knife
1955
Crime · Drama
Kiss of Fire
1955
History · Adventure
The Silver Chalice
1954
Drama · Romance · History
Sign of the Pagan
1954
History · Adventure · Drama
Man in the Attic
1953
Thriller · Crime · Horror
Flight to Tangier
1953
Action · Crime
Arrowhead
1953
Action · Western
Second Chance
1953
Thriller · Drama · Crime
Shane
1953
Drama · Western
Sudden Fear
1952
Thriller · Crime
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Comedy · Talk · Family
Halls of Montezuma
1951
War · Drama
Panic in the Streets
1950
Thriller · Crime
Lights Out
1949
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime · Drama
Suspense
1949
Drama
Studio One
1948
Drama